Who made the most money in January transfer window?

Stefan Bienkowski

• 1 Feb 2022 20:05 GMT
• 6 min read

The January transfer window is often characterised by which clubs spent the most money, but it can also be a period in which a number of clubs make vast profits on their players.

Indeed, most of the clubs in Europe and across teh world rely on the transfer window to balance their budgets at the end of every season and January was certainly no exception.

So which clubs made the most money from selling their players in the January transfer window and ultimately banked the most profit?

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Which clubs made the most money in January?

While a number of clubs made money from transfers over the course of the January window, most then put that money into new signings. And as such, only a handful made a significant profit on their dealings over the course of the month.

In first place we have, to no great surprise, Fiorentina, who made no less than €82 million from selling Dusan Vlahovic to Juventus and after making a number of signings, their profit stands at €53m for the month.

In second place are Porto, who also cashed in on one of their star forwards in the form of Luis Diaz, who joined Liverpool for an initial fee of around €50m. Their profits after some minor signings stand at €39m.

In third place we have a rather surprising club, in the form of Manchester City. Despite spending around €17m on minor signings, the English champions actually made no less than €55m from selling Ferran Torres to Barcelona. As such, Man City made a profit of €38m in the January window.

In fourth and fifth place we have Ligue 1 giants Lyon and Brazilian side Internacional, who had rather drastic transfer windows. The former made a profit of €26m from selling one player in particular Bruno Guimaraes, while the latter made a profit of €24m from shifting no less than 17 players.

Burnley come in at sixth, with the notable sale of Chris Wood for around €30m being slightly dimmed by the arrival of Wout Weghorst for €14m. As such, they made a profit of €16m. Just behind them in seventh place are FC Dallas, who made a profit of €14.5m after selling Ricardo Pepi to Augsburg.

Just below the MLS side are Lille and River Plate in eighth and ninth place respectively. The French side made a profit of €14.35m, mostly from the sale of Jonathan Ikone. While the latter were able to cash in on forward Julian Alvarez.

And, finally, in tenth place, we have none other than Bundesliga minnows Mainz, who made a tidy profit on striker Jean Philippe Mateta, when he made his loan move to Crystal Palace a permanent move for €11m.